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### Question: What to expect before the procedure?
### Response: Your doctor may ask you to have these medical tests done before you have surgery:
Blood tests (complete blood count, electrolytes, and kidney tests). Chest x-ray or electrocardiogram (EKG), for some people. Several x-rays of the gallbladder.
Always tell your doctor or nurse:
If you are or might be pregnant. What drugs, vitamins, and other supplements you are taking, even ones you bought without a prescription.
During the week before your surgery:
You may be asked to stop taking aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), vitamin E, warfarin (Coumadin), and any other drugs that make it hard for your blood to clot. Your doctor may ask you to "clean out" your colon or intestines. Ask your doctor which drugs you should still take on the day of your surgery.
On the day of your surgery:
Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before your surgery. Take the drugs your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water. Shower the night before or the morning of your surgery. Your doctor or nurse will tell you when to arrive at the hospital.
Prepare your home for after the surgery.